Re: [dq-rules] Bulltypo?

[Bruce Probst <bprobst@netspace.net.au>]

On Fri, 30 May 2003 12:00:40 -0400, Jim Goltz <goltz@mmert.org> wrote:

>Some of the other prices seem unusually low, though. How does a pound
>of oranges end up costing less than a half-pound of saffron?!

In medieval times saffron was extremely expensive.  It's hand-gathered by a
quite slow and arduous process.  It was worth its weight in gold for its
delicate flavour and for its food colouring properties.

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